I swear, since I took some of their classic albums with me on a camping trip last summer, I’ve been on such a Moody Blues kick. Well it’s almost summer again, and I’m still In Search of the Lost Chord. 
I mean, just look at that album cover!

(BTW, I don’t care how you listen to your [...]

As promised, you can read it here or buy it on the stands…just check it out! 

While everyone acknowledges that the indie trend has gained considerable traction over the last few years

Recently a band sent me a package containing sand.

Where does creativity come from? Why are some people more creative than others?

After the Health or Fire Department shut down Sly Stone’s and George Clinton’s amazing jam session at the Little Temple a few weeks ago, Novena Carmel (Sly’s daughter and booker of the Little Temple and Zanzibar) rescheduled the to last night at the Zanzibar. And it didn’t just happen to be Sly’s B-Day, it was [...]

Shocked to see Miss Shocked? Well you shouldn’t be, because this feature isn’t just about sessions men and shredders (of both sexes), it’s about a singer-songwriter’s connection to his/her guitar; except in this case, the singer-songwriter is picker-poet, Michelle Shocked. Not one to get too into the “geek” talk, we got more out of the [...]

When I interviewed Don Randi a few months ago for our feature on the Wrecking Crew, he talked about one guitar player that blew his mind in the old days. That guy was Lee Ritenour. What a privilege it was to hear Lee take a stroll down memory lane as well as talk about his [...]

We meet again! If this is the first blog of mine that you’re reading, let me bring you up to speed:

                              (MSO set up the interview, but this photo is from Pitchfork Media)  
 
If you passed him on the street you probably would have no idea who he is, yet his likeness has been portrayed in at least two motion pictures and [...]